Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.3
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Clear glass paperweight in the shape of an eight-petaled flower. Yellow paper glued to the bottom, visible through the glass reads in brown writing: The Egyptian Lacquer MFG. Co. / 5 East 40th Street, New York; with a central drawing of a pyramid and sphinx.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
